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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Windsor County.
Bethel.

H. c. BALLoU was knocked down and run
over by team in the street last Saturday
evening. 1t seems that as he was crossing
the street there were two teams approach
ing, one of which he did not see and which
struck him. He escaped with some slight
bruises. The moral to be learned from the
above accident is this: Never drive fast in
crowded street. or if you must do so keep
close watch, so that your horse will not
strike any one that is crossing the road.
- K. X. Bishop of Hartford Ct, was
in town last week and bought carload of
very nice horses, among them being pair
of uncommonly fine ones, sons OF l. NJ.
Farmans Morgan Enterprise" Mr.. Bishop
was in want of two or three fine family
horses. but did not succeed in finding them.
- Postmaster Upper is in Boston this
week on business. Ben. Rogers and Lee
Cady accompanied him, for the purpose of
seeing the sights in that city. - Ellen
Hooper, the eeven-year-old granddaughter
of S. g. Durham, came from her home in
Walpole, n, H., unattended by any one, to
surprise her grandparents with visit,
- Mary Chadwick returned from her
visit of several weeks to her sister in Swan
ton last week Tuesday. - DIR. r. NJ.
Chase is attending the international medi-
cal meeting at Washington, ID. G., this
week. - Rev. Mr.. Conry of the Congre-
gational church in Gaysville and Rev, Mr.
button, pastor of that church in this place,
exchanged desks last Sunday. - NJ. NJ.
Whipple and wife returned from n two
week visit at Gardner, Mass, the first of the
week. having driven their own team there
and back. - Mrs. A. L. Stearns is visit
ing friends in Rutland. - Alton ingalls,
visited friends in Rochester last week
- Charlie Osgood is driving a team and
selling stoves upon the road for Lord X
Stone of Otter River, Mass. - We are
glad to learn that Mrs. Il. f. Wilson has so
far recovered from her long and serious ill
20 ha oh tn mi "a
Sunday. Edwin Sturtevant has just
placed fine granite monument in the lot OF
Lyman Chlds in the town battle-ground
near f. ii. Chamberlain's and another for
John Todd in the cemetery near j. 7. Mar
tins. -= Hon. A. w. Beard, late United
States collector for the port of Boston,
registered at the Wilson House in this vii
lage on Saturday. - Mrs Henry King
is quite i'll with fever. - Maggie Coul-
ter of Boston is spending some weeks with
Jane and Mary Todd.
East Bethel.
w. 7. SMITH took trip to Queen City
Park, Burlington, last week. - n. Is.
Davenport, who has been i'll long time
with rheumatism, is able to visit his sister,
Mrs Faber Benedict, in this place. - Mr..
| and Mrs. Albert Ainsworth of Manchester,
| n. H., are visiting his sisters and other
| friends in this vicinity. 80 Lizzie Smith
has returned from Warren, where she has
been visiting friends the past two weeks.
= Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Sanborn and
| daughter of Nashua, n. H., are the guests
of her mother, Mrs. Herbert Smith.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Orange County.
Bradford,

The alarm of fire Wednesday morning
proved to be for slight fire around an
arch at Mrs. l.. d. Keley's house, which
was extinguished before the engine COM
pany arrived without much damage being
done. - The Orange county fair will be
held here September Goth, 9th and 2Sth.
Charles o. Davis, who has been EN-
ployed by II. G. Day in the drugstore here
for the past four years, has accepted posi-
ton in Jaynes drugstore, corner of Merri-
mac and Washington streets, Boston. -
Barron Hay and wife and Mrs. C. II. Curtis
have gone to Saratoga. - George w.
Farr and wife started for their home in
Kansas City, Missouri last Monday. -
Rev. j. w. Lees is away on a vacation and
there were no services at the Congrega-
tional church last Sunday. - Ed. Bagley
is soon to leave the express office and take
position as clerk in the store of Stevens &
Clark.
Braintree.
SEVERAL from this town are attending
the graded school at West Randolph. -
A number from this town attended camp
meeting at Vergennes. - The Braintree
band attended the soldiers reunion at West
Randolph last week. - Mrs. l.. X
Fisher, who has been i'll for long time, is
able to ride out. - Wallace Mann was
at West Randolph Monday morning with a
bear which was shot by one OF his hired
men. - George Osgood has moved his
family to East Granville. where he is at
work on the railroad. - Mrs. Hill and
son of Calais are in town visiting friends.
- Annie Woodward is teaching the
fall term of school at East Bethel village
- Charles Shepard of Rochester, n. Y,
is visiting his mother. - Mrs. Edgar
Sanborn and two daughters, who have been
stopping here this summer, returned to
their home in Salem, Mass, last Saturday.
= Miss May Holland, who has been
stopping at George w: Flagg's,, returned
/ l., loo / aGta pnI1l
mences his school in Warren this week.
- School commenced in district No
| this week, with Miss Lulu Conland as
teacher. - Mr.. and Mrs. James of Salem,
Mass, who have been visiting her brother,
o. p. Dudley, returned home last Saturday
Chelsea.
| Miss NANCY DEARBORN died very sud
denly on Tuesday morning of last week al
the residence of her brother, Dea. Franklin
| Dearborn. She was for many years sue
cessful teacher in this town and elsewhere
and had been member of the Congrega
tional church for forty-tiye years. The
funeral services were held on Wednesday
Rev T. S. Hubbard of Tunbridge officiating
- Carl ii. Corwin has gone to Fitch
| burg, Mass, where he is to serve as prin
cipal of one of the public schools - Tn,
fall term OF Chelsea Academy opened las
week with good attendance. 60 Larg'
delegations from Waterson Post, q, A. r.,
and ii. Il. X. Hall Camp, Sons of Veterans
attended the Orange county veterans re
union at West Randolph last week. -
Eugene Il. w. Densmore has moved on u
the Francis Bradshaw place owned b.
Charles Densmore. 60 Lucy Il. Corwin
who has been in the West for year past
has returned home. - Wallace III. San
born chopped off his thumb last week, bu
had it sewed on again and expects to hav
it all right in a short time. - Mrs. Mar
A. Livermore will lecture here next Nor
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

~ HAD kidney disease and say, for the
good of others, that DR.. Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy cured me. Req. s. q. Chdndier,
Lebanon Springs, ". Y. 80 ! had stone
in the bladder and gravel in the kidneys. |
used DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy and
am now well. II. ID. Parsons, Rochester,
". Y. 60 Price 81. Send two-cent stamp
TO DR.. Kennedy, Rondout, N. Y, for book
on kidney, liver and blood disorders. Men
ton this paper
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
A Big Mistake.

The moulting season, or the season when
hens shed their feathers, will soon be at an
end. The process is one that in certain re-
spects debilitates and prevents hens from
laying. The reason of this is that the grow
ing of new feathers requires all the nitrogen
and phosphates contained in the food and
there is none left to form the egg. n curious
fact about the hen, and one that illustrates
the foregoing statement is this, If a hens
leg be broken during the laying season she
will lay her eggs without shells until the
break is mended. The reason for this must
be that all the lime contained in the food is
required to unite the broken bone there is
therefore none for the formation of egg
shells. The formation OF new feathers does
not require any carbonaceous or fat-produc-
ing food consequently well-fed hens get
very fat during the moulting Many farm
ers and poultry-raisers not understanding
all about these things kill off their old hens
because they think they have stopped lay
ing and are fat. This is great mistake, be-
cause if the proper material be furnished
them with their food to supply the increased
demand for nitrogen and phosphates before
mentioned the old hens will be through
shedding feathers much sooner and will be-
gin laying on the approach of cold weather
and they will continue to lay vigorously all
winter, while the young pulleJs, reserved
to take the place of the old hens may not
begin to lay until much later in the season.
| Very many people have learned from eXpe-
rience that Sheridan's Condition Powder
mixed once daily with their food Will supply
the extra material needed to strengthen and
! invigorate their hens, enabling them to grow
new plumage quickly and commence laying
early. Those who commence now to use
Sheridan's Powder, will find that their young
pullets will commence to lay at from four
to six months old and will lay continually
through the winter. The Farmers Poultry
Raising Guide, published by |. S. Johnson
& Co., at % Custom-house street, Boston
at twenty-five cents, contains vast amount
of information on this subject. johnson <
Co., will send postpaid two TWENTY-FIVE
cent packs of powder and one Guide for
sixty cents, or two and one-fourth can Of
the powder postage or express prepaid for
$1.20 and Guide free.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Addison County.
Granville.

THE potato crop is almost failure in
many places and the grain crop is also light.
80 Flora Hewitt is teaching school in
district No. and Lulu Lull in No. g. -
Horace Chadwick of Whitehall, n. Y, is
visiting his father l.. b. Chadwick.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

GRAHAM and Tewksbury parties of cattle
and sheep men in Texas have had bloody
fights during the last fortnight, in which
eleven men were killed. a sheriff and
posse have gone to make arrests, and rumor
says several of his band have also been
killed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

THE Baltimore & Ohio Express Company
has been sold to the United States Express
Company for period of thirty years. The
price paid is said to be S2,500,000 in cash
and 81 100000 in United States Express
stock,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
Orleans County.
Barton Landing,

CLARENCE WILEY plans to enter Middle
bury College this year. - Willie, son of
DR.. Ranney, is attending school at st.
Johnsbury Academy. - Rev. j. Rob-
erts is having a vacation. Mrs. w. ID.
Flanders has moved to Canada, where Mr..
Flanders went some time since.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07
SHEEP.

SHEEP.
The exhibit of sheep was limited to two
pens, which contained fourteen head OF
coarse-wools, shown by j. l. Palmer.
SWINE
OF swine there were but three pens-two
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

the three-year-old race, as follows;
jill Palmer names blk. m, Jessie P........,2 !
W W. Josn names br M Little Kit,,,....
Charles Keene names br, e., Tom Thumb.
Milo Grihth names ch, M, Nettie.........,...
Time. Observation-Disclosures, 322, 3s, 3;lS,
After this came the three-minute race,
with eight entries, rs follows
Wells Palmer names br. m, Daisy Pas | | |
Eugene Moody names blk. m, Daisy. ! 3
Otis Wallis names blk e. Johnnie. $50. I
j. X. Lynde names ch m, Laura, CO.. ! 7 2
+. Il. Felt names br. m, Kitty M,.,,,,,. 5
7 Gerry names blk; M TE.;;c;''' DIR
Il. M. Dana names CHI. m, Daisy D.,... d 8 DIR
THURSDAYS races opened at one o'clock
p. NJ. There were four entries in the first
race, as follows:
Fred Palmer names b. g. f. R....,,..,,.
j l. Palmer names b. e., Dennis ....,.. drawn
Milo Grhhth names b. e., Little Ned. ] | !
u. Robinson names b. M Kittie e. ]
Time. ,..,............ 1902, $780, 1908, 3;O9 1901.
In the two-fifty class there were four
entries, as follows
Wells Palmer names b. m, Daisy P,,,..,,,,,, DR.
| Jean Moody names blk m, Daisy .,,,,.,,,..
j. X, Lynde names blk g. Black Dan,,,'..,
Otis Wallis names blk. g. Johnnie s,;.;.:s'aJ
/
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

Mr.. a. l.. PARSONS began his labors here
last Sabbath morning, preaching at the Con-
gregatonal church. In the afternoon he
held union services at the Methodist church.
He then went to the quarry neighborhood
To attend a service. In the evening union
meeting was held at the Congregational
church. Mr.. Parsons seems to have made a
very pleasant impression by the days work
and the outlook is hopeful, especially as
such hearty union of feeling among the
churches seems to prevail. There will be
services every afternoon at half-past two
and every evening at seven o'clock at the
Congregational church, to which everybody
is cordially invited. - Our railroad
commissioners have finished their work of
getting the grand-list and the needed num-
Der of taxpayers for the extension of
the road from Barre to Wiliamstown.
On Tuesday they met Ex-Governor Smith
in Montpelier and completed the trade.
- Rodney Seaver planted an acre
of potatoes last spring that he thinks will
hardly pay for the digging. Rust, rot and
ruin describe the situation. There are other
complaints in town of rotting potatoes.
- An out-of-town friend skilled in the
art of making money land he has made a
great deal of it) said to MS, the other day, in
speaking of this matter: There is nothing
else like interest ION ones money!. But
doesn't it carry warning as well as hint
worth needing? - A western paper
speaking of the magnificent and commodi,
GUS gymnasium building about TO be erected
for Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, credits
our young townsman, Professor Tracy l.
Jeffords, with having had in hand the mat
ter of securing the funds, determining plans
etc, for it, The construction of it viii also
be under his supervision, - 1t is "A trea
to look ut the young orchard of Charles
Erskine at this time. - A wide-awak,
farmer in a neighboring town tells us if h
wanted to buy farm here he should con
slider the benefit to himself of railroad
greater than the cost to him on account o
the town having been bonded TO build II
One of our own successful farmers recent.
told us his experience for the last twent.
years in having been compelled TO go SOM
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

The railroad men, shippers and
travellers, producers and eonsum-
crs are waiting TO pour complaints,
queries, communications and re-
quests by the thousands upon the
Commissioners as soon as they are
ready 10 receive them, and will
make their lives burdensome. Of
course.
The effect Of the new law upon
this city will be pronounced. Prae-
tically it gives the Capital new
Government Department. A large
and important bureau will be or
ganized at once, large clerical
and Official force will be appointed
by tbs Commission, legal and other
representatives Of all railroads in
the United States will be drawn
here, besides thousands ofpeopIe
interested in questions brought be-
fore the Commission. Altogether
it win add greatly to the activity
of the coming summer in Washing
ton.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

The Grenada Gazette asks for
time, place and circumstances, to
substantiate the MEssENGER's opin-
ion that our handsome State Super
indcnt has in more instances than
one abused the confidence reposed
in him by the people. If the Ga
-ette's vision is so obtuse, that it can
not see indubitable proof of the
truth OF the statement from the
workings Of Mr.. Prestou's "form,
style and volume school law" in
every rural district in Grenada
county, it would be useless TO argue
the question with that journal. We
take it, the Gazette is not the mouth
piece and champion of the Super
intendent, or else it would not
want specifications, but if we
should, in future, discover that
this assumption is erroneous, we
may furnish our cotomporary with
the information he Processes to de-
sire.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

The Vicksburg Herald wants TO
change the law so that two-thirdG
or three-fourths the members of a
jury may return a verdict. We
believe the Herald favored the
latest Vicksburg registration law,
and we should not be surprised
that its change Of the jury system,
ifadopted, would prove equally as
disastrous to the people Of the
Hill city. Some time since, the
Herald appeared to favor the idea
that the charter Of Vicksburg
should be abrogated and the pow
or to appoint the officers Of the
municipality be vested in the Gov.
srnor. Why not let "Dear Bob"
appoint the Yicksburg Juries also 7
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

The Ripley Seatinei says the
oonvicts viii not be transferred
from the northern end Of the g. &
S. /. railroad until it is completed
to Houston. Capt. Hardy, the
President Of the road, however,
says the transfer will be made
when the road reaches Pontotoc.
Which is right we do moi, of course,
know, but the surrounding circum-
stances induce Us to give the most
weight TO Capt. Hardy's statement.
The Pontotoc Observer in COM
menting on the SentinePs article
says the road will be completed to
Pontotoc by the lst Of August.
Recurring then to Capt. Hardy's
letter to the Examiner, we conclude
that the plan is to whoop things in
South Mississippi from that time
to December lst in order to save
the land grants, which might have
been forfeited twenty-one years
ago. when there was no prospect
of the road being built, but was
not, and which may be forfeited
next winter even if the road is
bnilt. But no sensible man believes
there is any danger Of such a con-
tingency arising, if the company
should proceed in such a manner
as to inspire confidence in the
minds Of the people along the line,
and build up for themselves a rep
utation for fair dealings, which un-
fortunately it does not now and
never did possess.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

Racine, Wis, Agriculturalist:-
We have no excuse to offer our
readers for the fact that many of
our regular departments are ex-
cluded this month to make room
for the very interesting addresses
delivered at the great Interstate
Agricultural Convention held at
Jackson, Miss. We do not think
any are needed for we know Of no
more readable matter TO offer our
subscribers. The eye Of the coub-
try is AT present turned on the
Southern States, which are found
to have advantages and possibil-
tiles not heretofore thought of.
There is no doubt but the South
will enjoy a great deal Of the pros
perity that shall come to this coun-
try in the next ten years, and she
richly deserves it.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

"Priva;e" John Allen in response
to question of Mr. Belmont, the
special champion of the diplomatic
and consular bill, showed that the
appropriation made in 1886 for this
service was 1921 900 more for "a
Democratic administration than
had been appropriated the year
before for a Republican admins
tration. Proceeding Mr.. Allen said:
"Now, sir, this bill proposes to
appropriate s3l7, $50 more than the
bill Of last year, and s4Ss, $40 more
than the bill Of two years ago, when
there was Republican administra-
ton, and S764, 797. so more than the
Democratic Committee on Appro-
priations reported as sufficient for
a Republican administration for the
fiscal year 1877"
These figures Mr. Allen thought,
were not calculated to impress the
country with the idea that the
Democratic party was keeping its
pledge Of economy and reform, to
the people, and the voters agree
with him.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07
4No CURE no PAY"

The people on the northern end
Of the line ofthe G. &s.I. railroad
have al along been a little shaky
over the possibility that work
would be suspended and the con-
victs taken 10 South Mississippi.
This fear, which was entertained
BY rs when the bill was before the
Legislature, is now made a certain
ty by the open avowal Of Capt. W.
II. Hardy, President Of the road;
who in a recent letter TO the Aber-
deem Erominer says
"Negotiations are progressing
with fair prospects Of success which
contemplate not only the building
of the road, but also a splendid
harbor on the Gulfcoast. As you
very correctly state, il is of SUI
preme importance that the Compa-
ny earn its Land Grant before Con-
gress assemblies again, and to that
end, as soon as the grading be-
tween Cotton Plant, our present
southern terminus, and POntotoc,
is completed, the force there lriH be
u,ored to the southern diUisioR, it be-
ing our intention to put every
available man on that end of the
road with the view Of completing
it as speedily as possibly"
Thus II is assured, that the road
is not to be built further south than
Pontotoc this year, if ever, and we
renew our suggestion TO our Hous-
ton friends TO hold fast TO their
subscription, until there is a pros
pect Of a renewal of the work. In
the mean time they can with profit,
turn their attention TO the building
of the V. &. n. which has now as
sumcd the proportions of an as
sured fact. The corporation which
proposes 10 build tins road from
Grenada to a junction with the
Kansas City r5ad east Of Okolona,
will ask Of Houston a subscription
ofsl000O in honds TO aid the enter
prise, but unlike the G. 4 ST.. peo-
pie they don't want a dollar until
the work is completed. In other
words they will ask Houston to
vote the $4,000 and deposit their
bonds in Bank, TO be delivered on
~ when the road is completed, and
if no road is built no bonds will be
delivered. "No cure no pay" is
the motto ofthe Corporation who
will have this matter in hand, and
we Judge from the past expert
ences Of our people that this kind
of a proposition, only; could or
should elicit their confidence.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

The Legislature Of Wisconsin
has passed a bill requiring rail
roads to issue annual passes, good
in that State to all elective State
officers, members Of the State Leg
islature and Of the courts of re-
cords.-Erckaage.
Uuder the interstate commerce
bill only employees Of the railroads
are allowed to ride free, hence we
suppose ifthe Wisconsin solons are
serious they expect to bo classed
under that head. Railroads should
be supervised by law in the inter-
est and for the protection Of the
people, because the corporations
are granted the franchises con
fered upon them more for the pub
lie good than for private gain, but
for set Of law makers TO require
the corporations to transport them
from point TO point without com
pensation is as outrageous as 20 re-
quire the hotels to board them, the
clothier to furnish them broad cloth
suits and the saloon man 70 "set 'em
up" without pay. And ifit is right
to force the corporations to give
the lawmakers free passes, why
not the farmers who raise TIE pro-
ducts TO be shipped over the roadsy
There has been great deal said
about compelling the railroads to
conform 20 the demands Of the
times, some Of which was reasona-
bic and some otherwise; but for
pure straight forward check, the
Wisconsin Legislature takes the
cake.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

The Oxford Falcon is booming
Gov. David B. Hill of New York
for president upon the ground that
HilPs motto, is; "To the victors
belong the spoils." We don't like
the expression, but then it docs look
like the soldiers who fight a battle
should be the men to receive the
reward attending victory, and not
the prisoners ofwar captured from
the enemies ranks. Hill is no
mugwump and we will vote for HIM
most cheerfully.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

Hon. J. E. Gwin, Of Holmes, is
announced as a candidate for the
State Senate. Since Mr. Gwin has
chosen the Upper House as his
field Of future labor, we heartily
wish him the success his ability and
fealty to the public interests de-
serves, but we cannot avoid ex-
pressing 3 regret that be will not
fill his seat in the Lower House
next session. Gwin was one Of the
ablest, truest and best men in the
last LegialaAure.
The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1887-04-07

Meridian is making desperate ef
forts to make things agreeable to
the Press Association when it meets
in that city on the 18th Of next
month. The only thing that is
likely to initiate against the gem
eral enjoyment Of the occasion is
the fact that Meridian keeps moth
ing stronger than coffee to drink.
Weare curious TO see what "dry"
press meeting would be like, any
how, and this curiosity will induce
us TO be on hand, unless the rail
road fare should be more than We
can raise.